SPRING VACATION VISIT

Our grandkids had spring break the last week in April. It is always the week of Easter. When I went to school in CA, we called it Easter Vacation, but that is now "politically incorrect". Addy and Sophie stayed with their dad. Alex stayed with us one night and the rest with his dad. And Crystal and her 2 little ones stayed with us and Darla. Darla came over on Monday night when Crystal arrived and had dinner with us. It's so nice when your grandkids love you!

On Wed. night, I picked up Addy and Sophie. Jim and Addy played with their phones. I asked them to see who could be the first one to find out what was playing at the movies. Addy said, "I accept the challenge!" and you can guess that she beat grandpa in finding the website. She also solved a "problem" Jim was having with his phone.

Sophie beat me miserably on the Wii with the Mario Kart game. I don't understand how one person can come in last on every game.

We all went to the new yogurt shop in town for the first time. It is self serve. Hint for first time LimeBerry goers: Serve yourself the yogurt in a cup but make sure to leave lots of room on the top to put lots and lots of yum yum yummy toppings.

After yogurt, we went bowling. Jim got the highest score, but it wasn't easy. Addy and I kept doing little tricks on him and it was fun (at least for Addy and I)

We went a few places with Crystal, despite the cruddy weather. We went to the Portland Childrens' Museum. It is in the zoo parking lot, where the old OMSI used to be.

Curious George had an exhibit there.

There are different rooms with lots of hands on activities to do.

I told Crystal, I want one of these water tables at my house.

Paint your own face.

Train table, Owen LOVES trains!!

BIG Light Bright wall.

Shop til ya drop

We went to a place in downtown Albany. It's been there for 8 years and I have never gone in. It's where they are carving the animals for a future brass ring carousel. They also have old carousel characters.

There is a picture on the wall and then the carvings in various stages. There will be 58 animals.

This goes around the top of the carousel.

This is the platform for the carousel, its HUGE.

Payton had a certain liking for this unicorn, kept coming back to it.

Here's one painted.

The dog is finished and ready to "try it on"

Jim's favorite.

On the way home, Grandpa stopped at this train and let Owen play on it. It used to be a business in downtown Albany.

This was a popular play place at the Children's Museum. The material they are playing with is rubber like, but scoops and dumps just like dirt.

This one shows wind patterns